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New customer satisfaction standard from BSI

New customer satisfaction standard from BSI
BSI British Standards has introduced a new standard on customer satisfaction to provide guidelines for dispute resolution.

BSI, the UK’s national standards body, says its research shows that in cases of an organisation failing to resolve a customer complaint, 33% of customers moved to a competitor while only 10% made use of a dispute resolution scheme.
Of those who did make use of a dispute resolution scheme, over half were satisfied with the outcome.
BSI says many disputes cannot be resolved internally and require the involvement of external parties who can assist in reaching a resolution. BS ISO 10003 Customer Satisfaction – Guidelines for External Customer Dispute Resolution is the new BSI standard which provides guidance regarding the services of these external parties. 
The BSI survey also found that of those who made a complaint about a product or service, only one third was made aware of the organization’s procedures for resolving disputes.
While courts and government consumer protection agencies may be used to reach a conclusion in disputes, quite often this can be costly or impractical. BS ISO 10003 contains guidance on facilitation, advice and decision making within the dispute resolution process. This includes direction on the selection of resolution services, involvement of top management in the process and implementation of a resolution.
BS ISO 10003 is part of a suite of customer satisfaction standards, available from BSI British Standards. Others in this series include:
* BS ISO 10001: 2007 Customer satisfaction – Guidelines for codes of conduct for organisations 
* BS ISO 10002: 2004 Guidelines for complaints handling in organisations
* BS 8477 Code of practice for customer service
Mike Low, director of BSI British Standards, said: “Many people will have experiences a low level of satisfaction with goods or services at some point and our survey shows how damaging this can be to an organization. Customers may have moved to a competitor if their complaint has not been handled satisfactorily or the dispute resolved efficiently. By implementing BS ISO 10003, organizations can put in place the framework for successfully resolving disputes and help to retain business.”
For more information on BS ISO 10003 or to download the standard visit www.bsigroup.com/bsiso10003

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